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Article 23
 

State Registration (Accounting) of Voters

1. All citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic who exercise an active election right shall be subject to registration (accounting).

2. The grounds for voter’s registration (accounting) shall be the fact of permanent or prevailing residence of a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic on a relevant territory that is established by public registration (accounting) bodies in accordance with laws of the Kyrgyz Republic that regulate the procedure of realization of the right of citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic to move freely, to choose freely place of stay and residence on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic.

3. The grounds for registration (accounting) of voters who live outside the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic or are on long-term overseas assignments shall be the fact of their permanent living on the territory of a foreign state or being on long-term assignments in foreign countries that shall be established by diplomatic missions and consular establishment of the Kyrgyz Republic.

4. In the course of implementation of state registration (accounting) of voters, the Automated Information System “Shailoo” shall be used. State registration (accounting) of voters shall be executed by the state administrators under the procedure established by the Regulations on State Registration (Accounting) of Voters approved by the Central Election Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic which is provided by the local executive bodies, MIA citizens registration bodies, military unit commanders, heads of diplomatic missions and consular establishments of the Kyrgyz Republic as of January 1 and July 1 of each year.

5. A voter shall be entitled to an unhindered access to the documented information (personal data) on himself/herself, including the one in computers, and to update the information in order to ensure its reliability and completeness. He/she is also entitled to know who and to what ends is using or used that information.

(In the edition of the Law issued on January 24th 2004 year, No. 7)

Reference:

Provision on State Registration System of Voters, participants of referendums of the Kyrgyz republic (approved by CEC Decree issued on March 2nd 2004 year, #4)